Abstract:
This project work focuses on the possibility of coexistence of superconductivity and
magnetism in Samarium arsenide oxide superconductor (SmO1-xFxFeAs). Using the model
Hamiltonian and retarded double time temperature dependent Green's function formalism,
we derived the mathematical expressions for the superconducting critical temperature (
),
superconducting order parameter ( ), the magnetic order parameter (η) and magnetic
ordering temperature ( ). Using the equations derived, we plotted the phase diagrams and
by merging the phase diagram of the superconducting critical temperature (
) versus the
magnetic order parameter (η) and the phase diagram of magnetic ordering temperature ( )
versus the magnetic order parameter (η), we showed the region where both superconductivity
and antiferromagnetism coexist. The results obtained are in broad agreement with the
experimental findings.
Key words: Critical temperature: The temperature below which the electrical resistance of
materials goes to zero.
Superconductivity: The phenomenon of exactly zero electrical resistance and expulsion of
magnetic field occurring in a certain materials when cooled below a critical temperature